Bristol Riverside Theatre 2024-25 Season - Bristol, PA EPA Bristol Riverside Theatre | Bristol, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, June 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please email: casting@brtstage.org . Please include the day and time that you would like to be seen and we will do our very best to accommodate you. Please include whether or not your audition will include a singing component. Walk-ins are acceptable and we will squeeze you in as we have availability, but appointments are strongly encouraged.
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$546 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - 2023- 24 rates
Equity actors for roles in Bristol Riverside Theatre's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
No roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a monologue and/or a song that best shows off what you can do. An accompanist will be provided.
Bristol Riverside Theatre Rehearsal Studio 201 Cedar Street
Bristol, PA 19007
Expected to attend:
Teayra Bowden, Producing Assistant Ken Kaissar, Producing Director
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Bristol Riverside Theatre is a mid-sized regional theatre whose mission is to engage audiences and artists alike with exceptional performances, inspired writing, and superior productions that motivate us to think harder, to feel more deeply, to laugh more joyfully, and to reflect on ourselves and the world in which we live. Located in the historic district of Bristol Borough, the theatre has a full-time staff of 13 employees, with most senior staff having been with the organization for a minimum of 10 years.
Bristol Riverside Theatre 2024-25 Season
By D.L. Coburn
Director: Jon Marans
First Rehearsal: August 19, 2024
Opening: September 12, 2024
Closing: September 29, 2024
Fonsia Dorsey: 65 years old, female, any ethnicity. A self-righteous, prim and proper woman. Brewing underneath the surface, there is a lot of hidden anger and confusion about how and why her life has ended up here. Mostly, she has pushed those feelings down, until this gin game brings it to the surface.
Weller Martin: THIS ROLE IS PRECAST. 70 years old, male, any ethnicity. A difficult, opinionated Alpha man. Being in the old age home has humbled him in ways he wasn't prepared for. Card playing is one of the few activities where he is able to feel like his old, in-charge self again, until he starts losing.
By David Ives
Director: Ken Kaissar
First Rehearsal: September 30, 2024
Opening: October 24, 2024
Closing: November 10, 2024
Thomas Novachek: 30s, male, any ethnicity. Impatient, confident, a bit self-involved. Playwright/director who has adapted Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870s novel and is very particular in his search for the right actress. Seduced by Vanda’s performance, he loses sight of the distance between himself and the text.
Vanda Jordan: 20s – 30s, female, any ethnicity. Friendly, kind, very smart, acutely aware of what’s going on around her, but doesn’t let on. Seemingly unpolished and desperate actress but who plays the character of Vanda with self-assurance, enough to impress Thomas. As her audition goes on, the lines between herself and the character begin to blur, and she takes control of the room.
By Anna Deavere Smith
Director: Amy Kaissar
First Rehearsal: January 13, 2025
Opening: February 6, 2025
Closing: February 23, 2025
Performer: Female, African American, 25-55 years old. A chameleon who can believably perform a range of monologues, taken from interviews with women and men, adults and teenagers, African Americans, Caribbean Americans, Hasidic Jews, secular Jews, as well as a few famous recognizable figures like Al Sharpton. This is a play about trying to be understood and we are looking for a fearless performer who wants to dive into a variety of identities with equal specificity.
Book By: Quiara Alegria Hudes | Music By: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Conceived By: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director: Carlos Armesto
First Rehearsal: February 24, 2025
Opening: March 27, 2025
Closing: April 27, 2025
Usnavi De La Vega: 24 years old, male, Latino or Afro-Latino. Vocal Range: A2 – A4, strong rapper. Owner of the De La Vega Bodega. Immigrated from the Dominican Republic as a child. Struggles to express his feelings for Vanessa.
Nina Rosario: 19 years old, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: F3 – F5. Freshman at Stanford who returns for the summer, deciding whether she will drop out or not. Develops a romance with Benny.
Kevin Rosario: 40s, male, Latino or Afro-Latino. Vocal Range: A2 – F4. Nina’s father, owner of Rosario Car Service. Overprotective of his daughter.
Camila Rosario: 40s, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: G3 – F3. Nina’s mother, co-owner of Rosario’s. Wants the best for her daughter.
Benny: 24 years old, male, Black. Vocal Range: B3 – A4, strong rapper. O’Hanrahan employee and close friend of Usnavi. Dreams of owning his own business.
Vanessa: 19 years old, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: F#3 – F5. Works at the salon. Dreams of leaving Washington Heights.
Sonny: 16 years old, male, Latino or Afro-Latino. Vocal Range: D3 – B4, strong rapper. Usnavi’s cousin. Sarcastic with a thoughtful side.
Abuela Claudia: 60s, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: Eb3 – E5. Raised Usnavi, though not his blood grandmother. Immigrated from Cuba as a child.
Daniela: 30s, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: F3 – E5. Owner of Daniela’s Salon. Enjoys the gossip that comes through her salon.
Carla: 20s, female, Latina or Afro-Latina. Vocal Range: F3 – E5. Works at the salon. Not the quickest to understand jokes.
Graffiti Pete: 18 years old, male, Latino or Afro-Latino. An artist who is friends with Sonny but disliked by Usnavi.
Piraguero: 30s, male, Latino or Afro-Latino. Vocal Range: D3 – A4. Scrapes piraguas from his block of ice.
Ensemble: 20s-50s, male and female, Latino or Afro-Latino. Looking for strong dancers and movers to be part of the Washington Heights community.
By Michael Morton
From a story by Agatha Christie
Director: Victoria Rae Sook
First Rehearsal: May 5, 2025
Opening: May 29, 2025
Closing: June 15, 2025
Hercule Poirot: 40s - 50s, male, any ethnicity. World-renowned French detective visiting the English country. Sharp and deeply analytical. Sees the details that other inspectors miss.
Doctor Sheppard: 40s - 50s, male, any ethnicity. Village doctor and close family friend of Sir Roger and his stepson. Assists Poirot in his investigation of Roger’s death.
Sir Roger Ackroyd: 50s, male, any ethnicity. Owner of the Fernly Park estate, stepfather to Ralph, and brother-in-law to Mrs. Ackroyd. Harbors secret romance with a widowed woman who is being blackmailed.
Caryl Sheppard: 20s - 30s, female, any ethnicity. Sister of Dr. Sheppard and neighbor to Sir Roger. A kind woman whom Poirot falls for.
Ursula Bourne: 20s, female, any ethnicity. Parlor maid at Fernly Park who is secretly married to Sir Roger’s stepson. Wants to confess to Sir Roger.
Flora Ackroyd: 20s, female, any ethnicity. Sir Roger’s charming niece. Fed up with living at Fernly Park and bonds with Ralph over a shared desire for wealth.
Geoffrey Raymond: 30s, male, any ethnicity. Sir Roger’s secretary.
Major Blunt: 50s, male, any ethnicity. Long-time friend of Sir Roger, referred to as “the big game man.”
Inspector Davies: 40s – 50s, male, any ethnicity. Lead police detective in Sir Roger’s murder. Quick to dismiss leads that are not his own.
Parker: 30s, male, any ethnicity. Butler of Fernly Park. Davies’ initial suspect in the murder.
Ralph Paton: 30s, male, any ethnicity. A captain, stepson of Sir Roger, and fiancé to Flora. Secretly married to Ursula and attracted to the wealth of his stepfather.
Mrs. Ackroyd: 40s, female, any ethnicity. Brings her daughter to live at Fernly Park, as they rely financially on Sir Roger. Particular and rather anxious.
Mr. Hammond: 40s – 60s, male, any ethnicity. Sir Roger’s lawyer who reveals the fortune has been left primarily to Ralph.
Margot: 20s, female, any ethnicity. Poirot’s maid. Speaks mostly French and some English.
Ensemble: 20s – 70s. Looking for ensemble members to be in crowd scenes to bring more verisimilitude to the piece.
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